Curtain and shade support.



W. J. ODELL. CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15. 1916- 1,234A86fl Patented July 24, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 19 17.

Application filed August 15,1916. Serial No. 115,045.

To all whome't may concern:

1 Be itiknown that =1, WILLIAM J. ODELL,.

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Brownwood, in the county ofBrownand State of Texas, have invented icertainnnew anduseful-Improvements 1n-Curta1n and Shade Supports, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' ciated.

Theinvention has as a further object to:

provide a support which may be easily attached to the window casingwithout scar of the bracket. are extended to provide tion is toprovide-a support of this charac-:.

ter adapted to receive any conventional type of shade roller orcurtain'pole withont the necessity of any-structural change therein..

Other. and incidental objects will 1 appear as the description proceedsand in the draw ings wherein I have illustrated the pre-: ferredembodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is atop plan view showing my improved support attached inoperative position to a window casing,

Fig. 2 1s a front elevation showing the vertical disposition of the'supportjwith respect to the casing,

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the type of bracketemployed,

'Fig. 4 is a sectional view particularly 11 showing the mounting of thescrew for holding the bracket arms atadjustment,

' Fig. v5 is an end elevation showing the manner in which the body ofthe bracket is adapted to seat against the front face of the casing,

Fig. 6 is an end view showing a slightly m odified type of bracket,

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the bracket 1 .shown inFig. 6,

Fig. 8 is an end elevation showing afurther modification wherein theattaching lugst .the..front face of the casing. downwardly from thelower edge of the body 11 of the bracket is an attaching lug hangerstherefor, and

s- Fig. 9 is.a vdetail perspective view showmgoastill furthermodification of the in- .YGIltlOIl.

.. In carrying. out the invention, I employ ca bracket .of improved typeand arrange one 1 andQ of thedrawings, the window casingbeingconventionally illustrated at 10. The

type of bracket employed is particularly illustrated in Fig. 3 ofthedrawings. This .bracket includes ;a. fiat body 11 which is preferably.formed of suitable sheet metal.

.Extending rearwardly from theupper edge of the bodyadjacent oppositeends thereof, arehlaterally..directed attaching lugs 12 adapted toengage over. the upper edge of ring the casing and wherein theelementssupporting the shade and curtain may be adjusted without-molesting the connection. between the brackets and the window casing. 7And a still further object of the inven-- the casing 10 in the. mannerbest illustrated in. Fig; 1 .to be connected .to the said casingbyrserews or other suitable fastening de- .viceswiththe. body 11.seating fiat against Extending 13 also adapted to receive a suitablefasten- .ing.devicevforuholding.- the body of the bracket against the.casing;

However, in mostiinstances itiwill be unnecessary to at tach the bracketby the lug 13 but the lug is, nevertheless, provided in case its useshould become desirable.

Struck fromithebracket body 11 ad jacent the outer endtedge thereof, arespaced. gulde lugs 14 while a snn lar guide lug l5.is.struck from thebody of the bracket adjacent the rear end edge thereof. Slidably mountedbetweenthe lugs 14 is a bracket arm 16 having the guide lug15 engagingover the upper edge thereof to cooperatewith the lugs 14 for holding thesaid bracket against displacement when weight is applied to the outerend of the said arm. Embracing the bracket arm 16 1s a clamping arm 17.This arm is integral with the bracket body 11 and is connected to thelower edge of the said body with the arm bent about the bracket arm 16and directed upwardly to confront at its free end with. anupstandingscrew receiving. lug 18 integrally formed on the .upper edgeof the bracket body. The lug 18 is, asparticnlarly shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings, outwardly dished or formed with a' concavo-convex portion19 while the free end of the arm 17,1is formed with a. similar portion20 to fit over the portion 19 of the lug 18. 7 portion 20 of the arm 17and screwed into the dished portion 19 of the lug 18, is a screw 21adjustable for clamping the arm 17 against the bracket arm 16 forholding the said bracket arm at longitudinal adjustment with respect tothe body 11. In this connection, particular attention is directed to thefunction of the dished portions 19 and 20. It will be noted that whenthe body 11 of the bracket is seated fiat against the front face of thewindow casing, as particularly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, theinner end of the screw 21 will be received within the concavity formedby the dished portion 19 of the lug 18 so that the said screw cannotcontact with the casing to mar the surface thereof. The bracket 16 isalso preferably formed of suitable sheet metal and at its outerextremity is provided with a forwardly directed extension 22. Struckfrom this extension is a post 23 while the upper edgeof the arm is cutaway to provide a socket 2e for receiving any conventional type ofcurtain pole and to define a terminal finger 25 upon the said extension.

As previously indicated, a pair of brackets, as shown in Fig. 3, isemployed atopposite sides of the window casing and when so used, thearms 16 of the said brackets will, of course, extend in oppositedirections with respect to the bracket bodies 11 for support-- ing ashade roller, as conventionally shown at 26, between the extensions 22.These extensions are respectively formed one with the usual opening andthe other with a slot for receiving the trunnions of the shade rollerand operatively supporting the shade in front of the window opening, andas will now be clear, the brackets 16 may, by properly manipulating theset screws 21, be easily adjusted with respect to each other forreceiving shade rollers of different lengths or for positioning theshade roller with respect to the window opening. Moreover, thisadjustment may be accomplished without molesting the connection bet-weenthe bracket bodies 11 and the window casing. A curtain pole positionedwithin the sockets 24 of the extensions 22 of the brackets will besupported in proper position 'for receiving a curtain hung in front ofthe shade. In this connection, attention is directed to the function. ofthe fingers 25. These fingers are ofa size to extend through theopenings usually provided in the telescopic sections of the ordinarymetallic curtain rod so that such rod may be suspended upon the saidfingers for receiving the cur tain in the usual manner. Certain of thesetelescopic curtain rods of the type referred to are formed ofcylin'drlcal sections while others are of the type illustrated in Figs.1.

and 2 of the drawings and conventionally Freely fitted through thedished shown at 27. To accommodate this type of curtain rod, posts 28are provided. These posts are formed to receive the ends of the said rodfor supporting the rod in front of the shade to receive the curtain.

It will therefore be seen that, I provide a very simple and efficientconstruction for the purpose set forth and a support which may bereadily applied and used without likelihood of injuring thewindowcasing.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, I have illustrated a slightmodification of the invention showing a bracket designed for attachmentto the inner face of the top cross piece of the window casing with thebracket ar- 30 ranged to depend therefrom for'receiving a shade rollerand curtain pole. This modified form of bracket is particularly designedfor use in brick houses whereinthe window cas ings are not usuallyprovided with a front 5 facing. In this modification, the attaching lugs12 of the preferred form of the invention are eliminated and the body 11of the bracket is provided with openings 28 adapted to receive screws orother suitable fasteng ing'devices for securing the bracket in position.In the preferred form of the invention, the finger 25 extendslongitudinally of the extension 22 while in this modification a finger29 is employed which extends laterally and forwardly from the saidextension for receiving the curtain pole as well as for receiving asectional curtain rod in the manner previously described wlth referenceto with the preferred form of the invention and it will be seen thatwhen a pair of the said brackets are connected to the top of a windowcasing in the manner illustrated in 05 Fig. 6, the said brackets willform a sup port adapted to adjustably receive ashade and curtain polefor supporting the shade and curtain in front of the window opening: 7In Fig. 8 of the drawings, I have illus trated a still furthermodification of the invention particularly designed for use in anyinstance wherein the window casing is provided with a cap mold, as shownat 30. In this modification, the attaching lugs 12 of 5 the preferredform of the invention are extended upwardly in a plane with the body 11of the device to provide suspension arms 31', with the said arms formedor bent at" their upper extremities, to extend around the 12 mold 30 andengage over the upperedge thereof to be secured to the said mold byscrews or other suitable fastening devices. Otherwise, this modifiedform of the inven tion is constructed in accordance with the 25preferred form. It will be noted that the arms 31 are arranged tosupport the bracket body resting against the outer face of the windowcasing and the spacing of said bracket body from the cap mold may beeasily regulated by varying the length of the arms 31. It will, ofcourse, be understood that a pair of the brackets constructed inaccordance with this modification is to be employed for supporting thecurtain and shade.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings, I have illustrated a still furthermodification of the invention wherein a bracket 32 only is employed.This bracket is substantially similar to the bracket 16 of the preferredform of the invention and the bracket body is eliminated. It will beobserved. that the bracket 32 is provided at its inner extremity with alaterally directed attaching lug 33 designed for connection to thewindow casing and from which projects an extension 34 identical with theextension 22 of the preferred form of bracket. This construction provides a very simple and inexpensive arrangement and a pair of thebrackets 32 may be mounted upon opposite sides of a window casing forsupporting a curtain and shade in front of the window opening.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described including a bracket body, abracket arm seat ing flat against the body and adjustable thereon aclamping arm embracing the bracket arm and free at one extremitythereof, and means carried by the free extremity of the said lastmentioned arm and operable for clamping the said arm against the bracketarm for holding the bracket arm at adjustment.

2. A device of the character described including a bracket body, guidelugs formed from the outer end edge thereof, a bracket arm adjustableuponthe bracket body between said lugs, an arm embracing the bracket armin the rear of said lugs and free at one extremity thereof, and meansfor clamping the free extremity of said last men tioned arm against thebracket arm for holding the bracket arm at adjustment.

3. A device of the character described including a flat bracket bodyprovided with an outwardly dished portion, a bracket arm adjustable uponthe said body, an arm embracing the bracket arm and having one extremityfree and disposed opposite said dished portion, and means cooperatingwith the said last mentioned arm for clamping the free extremity of saidarm against the bracket arm to hold the bracket arm at adjustment withthe inner extremity of the said means received within the said dishedportion of the bracket body terminating short of the rear side of thebracket body.

4:. A device of the character described including a flat bracket body, abracket arm adjustable thereon, an arm extending from one margin of thebracket body and embrac/ ing the bracket arm, one extremity of the saidlast mentioned arm being free, a lug projecting from a margin of thebracket body, interfitting dished portions formed on the said lug andthe free extremity of said last mentioned arm with the said dishedportions extending away from the rear side of the body, and a set screwextending through said dished portions and engaging with the lug forclamping the free extremity of said last mentioned arm against thebracket arm to hold the bracket arm at adjustment with the innerextremity of said screw received within the concavity formed by thedished portion of said lug and terminating short of the rear side of thebracket body.

5. A device of the character described including a flat elongatedbracket body, at taching elements formed on the extremities of the bodyand projecting from the upper margin thereof with the free terminals ofsaid elements directed laterally for engage ment with a support, abracket arm adjustable upon the body, and an arm having one extremityfree and adjustable to frictionally cooperate with said bracket arm forholding the bracket arm at adjustment.

6. A bracket including a bracket arm provided with an extension cut awayupon its upper edge to operatively receive 'a curtain pole, a poststruck from the said extension and bent to extend laterally therefromand thence forwardly in substantially parallel relation to theextension, and an upstanding lug formed on the upper edge of theforwardly extending portion of said post for engagement with a curtainrod supported by the post.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM J. ODELL. [L.s.]

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